Trump’s WLFI crypto investments aren’t paying off

Trump’s WLFI crypto investments aren’t paying off

The Trump family’s crypto project WLFI has a number of different crypto investments, some of which are faring better than others. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto firm associated with the family of US President Donald Trump, made waves when it debuted late last year. WLFI caused a stir when it launched ahead of the…

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If Trump fired Powell, what would happen to crypto?

If Trump fired Powell, what would happen to crypto?

A presidential assault on the Fed’s independence would send crypto into uncharted waters — and possibly vindicate its original thesis. Recent months have seen the ebb and flow of a certain pattern: US President Donald Trump will take some objectively harmful action to the US economy, and the markets will crash. Seeing this, Trump has…

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Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook

Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook

Long-time investors are slashing their Ether balances as Ethereum begins self-improvement to fix its base layer. Ethereum is entering one of its most precarious periods since its inception. Usage on the base layer is plummeting, core metrics are nearing multi-year lows, and even co-founder Vitalik Buterin is proposing a radical architectural overhaul.  Institutions aren’t waiting…

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Has Michael Saylor's Strategy built a house of cards?

Has Michael Saylor's Strategy built a house of cards?

Has Michael Saylor pushed Strategy too far? With MSTR at the center of clashing leveraged ETFs and convertible stock plays, the market is making its own bets. Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, has discarded its core product, assumed a new identity, swallowed over half a million BTC, spawned equity classes with double-digit yields, and inspired an…

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March 2025 in charts: Trump trade war hits Bitcoin, M in DeFi hacks

March 2025 in charts: Trump trade war hits Bitcoin, $22M in DeFi hacks

US President Donald Trump’s trade war is affecting crypto markets, where his own family has significant investments. Meanwhile, DeFi hacks are costing the industry. March was a rough month for markets — US President Donald Trump’s uncertain tariff policies created volatility in Bitcoin and crypto markets; meanwhile, decentralized finance (DeFi) struggled with security concerns. Retaliatory…

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